A glass snuff bottle carved turquoise-blue overlay over a translucent ruby-red ground

2,500.00 

A glass bottle of flattened rectangular form carved using the turquoise-blue overlay over a translucent ruby-red ground. The sides carved with mock mask and ring handles.
China, Yangzhou, 1820-1880

Description

A glass bottle of flattened rectangular form carved using the turquoise-blue overlay over a translucent ruby-red ground with a potted chrysanthemum plant, a bronze vessel with flowers, two fruits and a seal which reads “jixiang”; the reverse with a potted chrysanthemum plant, a butterfly and a basket with a teapot. The sides carved with mock mask and ring handles.
China, Yangzhou, 1820-1880
H : 6 cm

Provenance : Collection du Commandeur
Belgian Collection

Galerie Espace 4

9 rue Mazarine
75006 Paris – France
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